Confessions from beyond the grave
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="written">written</span> <span word="obituary">obituary</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reminisces">reminisces</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="times">times</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="confessions">confessions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> - <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="viral">viral</span>.</p><p><span word="Val">Val</span> <span word="Patterson">Patterson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="professed">professed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="AM">AM</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="stole">stole</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Motor">Motor</span> <span word="View">View</span> <span word="Drive">Drive</span> <span word="Inn">Inn</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1971. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unsaid">unsaid</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chest">chest</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obituary">obituary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Salt">Salt</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Tribune">Tribune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Salt">Salt</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> ... <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="receipt">receipt</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="stack">stack</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> '<span word="PhD">PhD</span>' <span word="even">even</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="for">for</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 59-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="inventor">inventor</span>, <span word="businessman">businessman</span>, <span word="ribald">ribald</span> <span word="comedian">comedian</span>, <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="lover">lover</span>, <span word="cynic">cynic</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parrot">parrot</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span>."</p>
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